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The U.S. private motorcoach, school bus, and domestic passenger vessel industries have suffered unprecedented economic losses and furloughed hundreds of thousands of employees over the past four months due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The agency is also using electrostatic sprayers to clean and sanitize its entire fleet of approximately 500 buses every evening and disinfect high touch surfaces on 200 buses throughout the day.
The tool allows riders to check recent ridership levels of a train they plan to ride and confirm they will have the ability to maintain safe distances on board trains.
The installation of new barriers across the fleet is expected to be completed by the fall. The MTA will resume front door boarding on all buses in August.
Clean Care Certified is a commitment to thorough cleaning; using technology to keep passengers safe; protective procedures; and creating confidence in riding the company’s vehicles.
The June forecast, which Leeds staff discussed at a study session with the board, predicts that RTD’s finances could recover to pre-COVID-19 levels two years sooner than previously predicted — by 2023.
For families seeking a post-quarantine vacation, the company has introduced the ability to charter an entire coach to transit passengers to and from the beaches of Florida, the mountains of Colorado, or anywhere in the continental U.S.
The Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act will provide $10 billion in emergency economic relief funding, in the form of grants — no less than 50% of total funding — and other economic assistance.
President/CEO Joseph Mirabile talks about the decision to begin manufacturing the critically needed gear and how the community was coming together pack and distribute it to frontline workers.
Paratransit providers face two key challenges as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak — they need to ensure the safety of passengers and reduce the anxiety they may feel in using the service, while retaining their experienced drivers to ensure they are available when normal operations resume.